Java-Bode, 15 Aug 1950, p. 1: the RIS parliament adopts the unitary-state draft constitution 90 to 18, and Sukarno proclaims the unitary state. Those voting against included Mrs Mudigdo (Partai Sosialis), Miss Suwarti (Sobsi), PKI MPs, Sakirman, Siauw Giok Tjhan and Murba's Maruto Nitimihardjo.
Java-Bode, 28 December 1955, p. 2: short item that PKI parliamentary members Sakirman, Tjugito, Mrs Suwarti, Achmad Sumadi, Sudjono and S. Utarjo submitted a written interpellation request on foreign capital investment policy. Mrs Suwarti is the only female PKI member named; no Gerwani content.
Java-Bode, 16 April 1956, p. 2: Masjumi's Dr Ali Akbar, in the cabinet debate, says PKI leader Lukman's call for Masjumi cooperation lost credibility after attacks by 'Mrs Salawati of the PKI faction'. He asks Sakirman about the true intent and proposes a council for moral protection in medicine.